Ahmedabad, April 05: Somalian pirates today released a second vessel with 11 Indian sailors that was hijacked last week while there was no word on the fate of six other dhows and 85 Indian sailors captured by them.
The vessel Al-Kadri, which was hijacked by Somalian pirates on March 28, was near Oman coast and on way to Dubai after being released, president of Kutch Vahanvati Association (KVA) Kasam Ali Bholim said.
Pirates had released another vessel ‘Krishna Jyot’ yesterday with 15 sailors on board.
“We came to know about the release of the vessel after captain of Al-Kadri contacted his family members in Mandvi (Kutch),” Bholim told PTI.
“All the 11 sailors are from Mandvi taluka in Kutch, while the boat owner is from Mundra taluka,” he added.
Bholim said that the pirates looted all navigation equipment of the vessel and other valuables before releasing it early today.
—-PTI